The January 2026 Transfer Window

[roversfan99]

2 hours ago, islander200 said:

Reece James father spoke about it on a podcast he said that when Chelsea said he could go on loan his father wanted him to come here to work under Mowbray but they came up here for a meeting with him at the training ground and Mowbray didn't mention football once he asked James about the clothes he likes wearing and the music he is into. Going on to say he had had young players like him before who struggled as they missed the bright lights

.Said they walked out and looked at each other in disbelief ,thought he was stereotyping and decided to sign elsewhere 

Fair enough. Suppose it has grown legs a bit if he said that. So Mowbray didnt reject him, but James and his dad rejected us essentially due to Mowbray being an absolute weirdo. 

How have we got to the stage where people will make and listen to podcasts with footballers dads?!

[cesus]

Well we needed players on Thursday, what are our predictions for the first signing? Any first team ready before Hull on the 11th?

[MarkBRFC]

2 minutes ago, cesus said:

Well we needed players on Thursday, what are our predictions for the first signing? Any first team ready before Hull on the 11th?

Squeeze some non descript loan in before that game so they can turn around and say "look, told you we would bring players in early".

[wilsdenrover]

7 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Squeeze some non descript loan in before that game so they can turn around and say "look, told you we would bring players in early".

Or play the ‘like a new signing’ card with O’Riordan.

[cesus]

15 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Or play the ‘like a new signing’ card with O’Riordan.

We've had that before, id say this manager is too grumpy to blag that one.

[KentExile]

22 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Going to Oxford on loan from reports online

 

22 hours ago, KentExile said:

Oh dear

Have they outbid us again?

It appears so, with an option to buy too

https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/jamie-donley-joins-oxford-united-tottenham-hotspur

Edited 2 hours ago by KentExile

[davulsukur]

Day 3 of the window being open.

I thought we had our targets lined up and ready to go, as we'd done all our prep work? 

Not even a hint of an incoming. 1 week to get players in before the Hull game.

Looking like Big Val is going to be let down, just like all the other managers before him.

[DutchRover]

5 minutes ago, KentExile said:

 

It appears so, with an option to buy too

https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/jamie-donley-joins-oxford-united-tottenham-hotspur

I'm sure Suhail and Gestede offered our best 1 penny coin and two bags of crisps, there was nothing more they could do...

[DutchRover]

1 minute ago, davulsukur said:

Day 3 of the window being open.

I thought we had our targets lined up and ready to go, as we'd done all our prep work? 

Not even a hint of an incoming. 1 week to get players in before the Hull game.

Looking like Big Val is going to be let down, just like all the other managers before him.

Surprise surprise, he will pull a Eustace by the end of the month, and the happy clappers will believe he is a snake too

[KentExile]

13 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Day 3 of the window being open.

I thought we had our targets lined up and ready to go, as we'd done all our prep work? 

Not even a hint of an incoming. 1 week to get players in before the Hull game.

Looking like Big Val is going to be let down, just like all the other managers before him.

We were prepped & ready to go, just the bigger boys (like Oxford apparently) came and ruined our plans by offering more than a half eaten packet of monster munch for our targets

Jokes aside, do I correctly remember Oxford struggling through the first half of last season, before splashing a bit of cash on Helik etc in early January and managing to stay up?

Edit -yep, Helik was their penultimate January signing, on the 17th of Jan.  They also broke their transfer record in an attempt to stay up

Edited 2 hours ago by KentExile

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

5 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Fair enough. Suppose it has grown legs a bit if he said that. So Mowbray didnt reject him, but James and his dad rejected us essentially due to Mowbray being an absolute weirdo. 

How have we got to the stage where people will make and listen to podcasts with footballers dads?!

That’s right, shoot the messenger.

[Tomphil2]

5 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Fair enough. Suppose it has grown legs a bit if he said that. So Mowbray didnt reject him, but James and his dad rejected us essentially due to Mowbray being an absolute weirdo. 

How have we got to the stage where people will make and listen to podcasts with footballers dads?!

Wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't a Mowbray choice in the first place so he never really wanted him.

Likely wanted that bit of budget to go to one of Honeymans clients......

[KentExile]

O'Riordan is like a new signing

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2026/january/03/ismael--connor-s-ready-to-hit-the-ground-running/

Well, he did stop short (just about) of saying that

[islander200]

6 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Fair enough. Suppose it has grown legs a bit if he said that. So Mowbray didnt reject him, but James and his dad rejected us essentially due to Mowbray being an absolute weirdo. 

How have we got to the stage where people will make and listen to podcasts with footballers dads?!

I didn't watch the whole thing,it was a clip on either YouTube or facebook

[KentExile]

Nixon links us with another player, they must really know they have f'ed up

If true, that's another left footed centre back to add to Wharton, McLoughlin, Pratt, and possibly Gibson. 

Would take him over Gibson though

 

Edited 1 hour ago by KentExile

[BankEnd Rover]

Just now, KentExile said:

Nixon links us with another player, they must really know they have f'ed up

 

"With a possible permanent element included" 😂 😂 

[KentExile]

3 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

"With a possible permanent element included" 😂 😂 

Easily sorted

£10M (he apparently cost Brighton £9M) in the event of promotion.. "look we are ambitious, multi million pound deals and targeting promotion!"

 

Edited 1 hour ago by KentExile

[roversfan99]

Nixon is just throwing mud and hoping some sticks. He was saying the other day that the Gibson deal was almost done.

Cashin is left footed so again wouldnt make much sense. But as long as it makes a story, I am sure nothing will come of it.

[roversfan99]

Birmingham fans arent too fond of him.

[JHRover]

So has Rudy ditched the 'no loans' policy he was boasting about now he's realised the squad isn't up to it and there's no money left for permanents?

[jim mk2]

23 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Nixon is just throwing mud and hoping some sticks. He was saying the other day that the Gibson deal was almost done.

Cashin is left footed so again wouldnt make much sense. But as long as it makes a story, I am sure nothing will come of it.

They call it “kite flying” in the journalistic trade. 

[MarkBRFC]

Cashin, another small, slow and weak player to add to the list.

Think hes moved agency to the same one as Rudy and co so could be something in this.

Edited 54 minutes ago by MarkBRFC

[pick32]

Should be going for players like Louie Barry not a cb

[RTM08]

2 hours ago, DutchRover said:

Surprise surprise, he will pull a Eustace by the end of the month, and the happy clappers will believe he is a snake too

They have to wait until February so any replacement can't see the transfer chaos before joining the club. 3 managers in 3 February's would be impressive even for this lot though.